1 00:00:06,745 --> 00:00:08,356 Straighter. 2 00:00:08,443 --> 00:00:11,924 As in "less crooked," if that's too complex for you. 3 00:00:14,101 --> 00:00:15,580 Jules. 4 00:00:17,234 --> 00:00:20,672 Are we at an octogenarian forehead festival? 5 00:00:20,846 --> 00:00:21,934 No. 6 00:00:22,065 --> 00:00:23,936 Then why are there so many wrinkles? 7 00:00:24,111 --> 00:00:25,677 Steam every table now. 8 00:00:25,764 --> 00:00:27,505 A Rockefeller is debuting tonight. 9 00:00:27,679 --> 00:00:28,898 Sorry, Izzy. 10 00:00:29,072 --> 00:00:30,030 Ms. Langford. 11 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:31,944 Mrs. Langford. 12 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:36,558 - Can I help you? - You'd better. 13 00:00:36,688 --> 00:00:40,431 My daughter Plum needs to attend this ball next year. 14 00:00:40,562 --> 00:00:43,043 Is that so? 15 00:00:43,173 --> 00:00:45,349 There are other debutante balls 16 00:00:45,480 --> 00:00:47,917 whose barriers to entry are much lower than mine. 17 00:00:48,048 --> 00:00:49,136 Ms. Langford. 18 00:00:49,266 --> 00:00:51,312 - Mrs. - Uh, do you know who I am? 19 00:00:51,442 --> 00:00:53,792 - Do you know who my father was? - Of course I do. 20 00:00:53,966 --> 00:00:55,533 But it seems you don't know who I am. 21 00:00:55,707 --> 00:00:57,013 A Langford. 22 00:00:57,187 --> 00:00:59,363 Of the railroads family, I presume. 23 00:00:59,494 --> 00:01:02,323 Anyway, you are aware that my wife Gwen... 24 00:01:02,453 --> 00:01:05,369 - Your third wife, correct? - Gwen is a Wallace McKee. 25 00:01:05,543 --> 00:01:06,849 We were married here in this very ballroom. 26 00:01:06,936 --> 00:01:09,808 No, that was your second wife. 27 00:01:09,939 --> 00:01:11,941 The Barlowes and the Wallace McKees 28 00:01:12,072 --> 00:01:13,899 practically built New York. 29 00:01:14,030 --> 00:01:16,293 Oh, my, what calluses you must have. 30 00:01:16,424 --> 00:01:17,860 We belong here. 31 00:01:17,990 --> 00:01:20,254 Who belongs here is at my discretion. 32 00:01:20,384 --> 00:01:23,866 And whilst the proceeds of this event may go to charity, 33 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,521 my invitations are not philanthropic. 34 00:01:26,651 --> 00:01:29,741 Plunk-- I'm sorry, Plum, is it? 35 00:01:29,872 --> 00:01:31,178 She just doesn't fit. 36 00:01:31,308 --> 00:01:32,614 But my daughter is at the very top... 37 00:01:32,788 --> 00:01:35,617 Please, let's avoid the shame of begging, shall we? 38 00:01:35,747 --> 00:01:38,533 Money doesn't get you everything in my world. 39 00:02:05,168 --> 00:02:07,039 Your daughter Plum just shines. 40 00:02:07,214 --> 00:02:08,998 Or maybe she needs some powder. 41 00:02:09,085 --> 00:02:10,565 Oh, she does look beautiful. 42 00:02:10,695 --> 00:02:13,568 Despite that Hollywood trash on her arm. 43 00:02:14,786 --> 00:02:16,397 Brando is a much sought-after escort 44 00:02:16,527 --> 00:02:18,094 on the debutante circuit. 45 00:02:18,225 --> 00:02:20,140 You have a vintage car collection, correct? 46 00:02:20,314 --> 00:02:21,967 - Mm-hmm. - His father just signed on to 47 00:02:22,054 --> 00:02:23,882 the Fast & Furious franchise. 48 00:02:24,056 --> 00:02:25,057 You'll have to excuse me. 49 00:02:25,188 --> 00:02:27,886 I have a tight agenda to attend to. 50 00:02:34,893 --> 00:02:37,548 The lighting is gorgeous. Would you like a photo? 51 00:02:37,679 --> 00:02:41,030 Oh. We can't waste friendly lighting. 52 00:02:41,117 --> 00:02:43,641 Not at your age. I'm sorry, our age. 53 00:02:43,728 --> 00:02:45,687 Oh, could you unlock it? 54 00:02:45,817 --> 00:02:47,689 I want the best possible filter. 55 00:02:49,081 --> 00:02:51,562 - Plum, fix your hair. - See? 56 00:02:51,736 --> 00:02:53,956 Mom, I told you the stylist didn't know what she was doing. 57 00:02:54,086 --> 00:02:57,655 They just do not use hair spray the way they used to. 58 00:02:57,786 --> 00:02:59,483 Pesky ozone layer. 59 00:02:59,614 --> 00:03:00,745 Okay. Go. 60 00:03:00,876 --> 00:03:03,400 Oh, uh, Gwen. 61 00:03:03,531 --> 00:03:06,142 You have food in your teeth. Or is that plaque? 62 00:03:13,671 --> 00:03:15,673 Okay. 63 00:03:17,458 --> 00:03:18,937 Oh, never mind. 64 00:03:19,111 --> 00:03:21,244 The lighting is terrible. 65 00:03:41,482 --> 00:03:43,962 What's "au naturel"? 66 00:03:51,927 --> 00:03:53,842 Buffy. 67 00:03:53,972 --> 00:03:55,713 Look. I tell you girls every year, 68 00:03:55,887 --> 00:03:57,541 you'll rue the red. 69 00:03:57,672 --> 00:03:58,586 You didn't tell me that. 70 00:03:58,716 --> 00:03:59,891 Do you want my help or not? 71 00:04:00,065 --> 00:04:02,198 I've tried to clean them. 72 00:04:02,329 --> 00:04:04,200 Worst case, we do have extra gloves. 73 00:04:04,331 --> 00:04:06,289 Honestly, I'd be psyched not to have to wear 74 00:04:06,376 --> 00:04:08,726 my Aunt Jackie's gross old gloves. 75 00:04:12,295 --> 00:04:13,731 Your wife is causing a scene. 76 00:04:13,862 --> 00:04:15,167 Gwen? Oh, damn it. 77 00:04:15,298 --> 00:04:17,648 - Apologies. Your first wife. - Paulina? 78 00:04:17,779 --> 00:04:20,172 - Is here? - She won't leave until she speaks with you. 79 00:04:20,260 --> 00:04:23,132 She'll meet you in the second-floor Astor Suite. 80 00:04:23,263 --> 00:04:26,527 Thank you. Tell my wife Gwen... 81 00:04:28,224 --> 00:04:29,399 ...nothing. 82 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,896 Hot Mama, yeah. 83 00:04:48,026 --> 00:04:50,507 Hot Mama. 84 00:05:01,692 --> 00:05:03,520 Oh, man. 85 00:05:04,478 --> 00:05:07,263 - I finished the presentation cards. - Ah. 86 00:05:07,394 --> 00:05:09,961 Rouge Bouche Buffy got lipstick on her gloves. 87 00:05:10,092 --> 00:05:11,354 Where are the spares? 88 00:05:11,485 --> 00:05:13,225 There's one pair left 89 00:05:13,313 --> 00:05:15,532 - on the top shelf. - Only one? 90 00:05:15,619 --> 00:05:17,273 And why is that, pray tell? 91 00:05:17,447 --> 00:05:19,754 Several debs have been smoking and stained their gloves. 92 00:05:22,060 --> 00:05:23,627 What is the pulmonary propaganda 93 00:05:23,758 --> 00:05:25,760 behind young people smoking again? 94 00:05:25,890 --> 00:05:27,892 Do we have any club soda? 95 00:05:28,023 --> 00:05:30,895 Or have there been a rash of upholstery stainings 96 00:05:31,026 --> 00:05:32,201 - I'm unaware of? - On the bottom shelf. 97 00:05:32,332 --> 00:05:34,508 - I can take care of it. - No, no. 98 00:05:34,638 --> 00:05:35,813 You get out there and keep your eye 99 00:05:35,944 --> 00:05:37,511 on the little nicotine freaks. 100 00:05:37,641 --> 00:05:39,774 And no more stains. Do you understand me? 101 00:05:52,874 --> 00:05:54,354 Where's Paulina? 102 00:05:54,484 --> 00:05:56,965 I will not let her ruin Plum's debut. 103 00:05:57,095 --> 00:05:58,923 The way you ruined mine? 104 00:05:59,010 --> 00:06:00,185 Your what? 105 00:06:00,316 --> 00:06:01,970 If Paulina doesn't understand... 106 00:06:02,100 --> 00:06:03,014 Sterling, shut up. 107 00:06:04,407 --> 00:06:08,324 44 years ago, at this very ball, you destroyed my life. 108 00:06:08,455 --> 00:06:11,240 It was my moment to ascend in society. 109 00:06:11,371 --> 00:06:13,721 And everything was perfect. 110 00:06:13,895 --> 00:06:15,287 My presentation. 111 00:06:15,418 --> 00:06:17,551 My curtsy. 112 00:06:17,681 --> 00:06:19,204 My dress. 113 00:06:20,162 --> 00:06:22,382 Then you humiliated me. 114 00:06:22,469 --> 00:06:24,862 44 years later, 115 00:06:24,949 --> 00:06:27,256 you threw around your name and your money 116 00:06:27,343 --> 00:06:30,259 and you forced your way into my ball 117 00:06:30,390 --> 00:06:32,043 for your perfect third wife 118 00:06:32,174 --> 00:06:34,350 and your perfect prunus daughter. 119 00:06:34,481 --> 00:06:37,092 You decided you had to have your way. 120 00:06:37,179 --> 00:06:41,705 So I decided I finally get to have mine. 121 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:48,973 Oh, my God. 122 00:06:50,888 --> 00:06:53,456 You're Half-Off. 123 00:07:36,194 --> 00:07:37,892 Whatever's the matter? 124 00:07:37,979 --> 00:07:38,936 Where's my dad? 125 00:07:39,067 --> 00:07:39,981 He'll be here any minute. 126 00:07:40,111 --> 00:07:41,635 Like Brando? Where are they? 127 00:07:41,765 --> 00:07:43,593 I'm sure your father will be back for Deb of the Year. 128 00:07:43,767 --> 00:07:46,422 If not, I will find him. 129 00:07:46,553 --> 00:07:48,380 Now smile. 130 00:07:48,511 --> 00:07:50,165 Don't worry, dear. 131 00:07:50,252 --> 00:07:52,210 This could still be a big night for you. 132 00:07:52,384 --> 00:07:53,908 But first, fix your hair. 133 00:08:00,828 --> 00:08:02,307 Presenting... 134 00:08:02,438 --> 00:08:04,962 Miss Plum Wallace McKee Barlowe, 135 00:08:05,093 --> 00:08:07,530 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Barlowe, 136 00:08:07,661 --> 00:08:10,968 granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Barlowe. 137 00:08:26,201 --> 00:08:27,898 And now, 138 00:08:28,072 --> 00:08:31,815 for The 72nd Empire City Debutante Ball Deb of the Year, 139 00:08:31,946 --> 00:08:34,209 I'm pleased to announce... 140 00:08:36,254 --> 00:08:38,822 ...Miss Plum Wallace McKee Barlowe. 141 00:08:54,708 --> 00:08:57,580 Sterling has been stabbed. 142 00:08:57,711 --> 00:08:58,842 And he's dead. 143 00:09:02,411 --> 00:09:04,892 That's not red velvet. 144 00:09:07,721 --> 00:09:10,071 No to crybaby Alec Bloom, 145 00:09:10,201 --> 00:09:12,769 still crying over his privileged childhood. 146 00:09:12,900 --> 00:09:14,902 Wah. 147 00:09:14,989 --> 00:09:16,904 Paid for by the Coalition of Concerned Voters of New York. 148 00:09:16,991 --> 00:09:19,297 Can't wait to dive into the pomp and circumstantial evidence 149 00:09:19,471 --> 00:09:20,429 of this case. 150 00:09:20,603 --> 00:09:22,039 The what? 151 00:09:22,213 --> 00:09:23,214 It's a debutante ball. 152 00:09:23,345 --> 00:09:24,738 No way. 153 00:09:24,868 --> 00:09:27,305 I thought it was, like, ten weddings. 154 00:09:27,436 --> 00:09:30,004 The victim is Sterling Barlowe. 155 00:09:30,178 --> 00:09:33,268 Fatal stabbing. I was about to speak with the ball director. 156 00:09:33,355 --> 00:09:37,098 What a terrible thing to happen at such a beautiful event. 157 00:09:37,272 --> 00:09:38,447 And mine, at that. 158 00:09:38,621 --> 00:09:40,667 I'm Izzy Langford 159 00:09:40,754 --> 00:09:42,756 of the Empire City Debutante Ball. 160 00:09:42,886 --> 00:09:47,282 We're Elsbeth Tascioni and Detective Nina Taylor 161 00:09:47,412 --> 00:09:49,371 of the NYPD. 162 00:09:49,501 --> 00:09:50,851 Did you know the victim? 163 00:09:50,981 --> 00:09:53,680 He was a ball attendee, and he's a Barlowe. 164 00:09:53,810 --> 00:09:55,899 Of the Barlowes. Everyone knows him. 165 00:09:55,986 --> 00:09:57,945 How terrible that his wife discovered him. 166 00:09:58,119 --> 00:10:00,295 We're just starting our investigation. 167 00:10:00,425 --> 00:10:02,384 - Who is his wife? - His third wife. 168 00:10:02,471 --> 00:10:04,386 Gwen Wallace McKee Barlowe. 169 00:10:04,560 --> 00:10:06,954 And, yes, of the Wallace McKees. 170 00:10:07,084 --> 00:10:09,696 Is "the" part of their last names? 171 00:10:11,001 --> 00:10:12,612 I noticed the blood on the sword 172 00:10:12,742 --> 00:10:14,918 as soon as they began cutting the cake. 173 00:10:15,092 --> 00:10:18,095 Wow, an actual sword. 174 00:10:20,576 --> 00:10:22,317 You must have good eyes. 175 00:10:22,404 --> 00:10:23,492 Exacting standards are how 176 00:10:23,623 --> 00:10:25,581 I pull off this event every year. 177 00:10:25,755 --> 00:10:27,627 - Who was holding the sword? - Brando. 178 00:10:27,757 --> 00:10:29,846 Well, Plum, but it was Brando's sword. 179 00:10:29,977 --> 00:10:31,892 Which makes perfect sense, because Sterling 180 00:10:32,022 --> 00:10:34,546 was furious that Brando was Plum's escort 181 00:10:34,677 --> 00:10:36,200 for Deb of the Year and not him. 182 00:10:36,331 --> 00:10:37,549 But I told him, no matter how unhappy he was, 183 00:10:37,680 --> 00:10:40,291 I would not break protocol. 184 00:10:40,378 --> 00:10:43,120 Escorts escort debs, not fathers. 185 00:10:43,294 --> 00:10:45,122 Why are there plums? 186 00:10:45,253 --> 00:10:49,387 So, I assume that Brando will be placed under arrest soon. 187 00:10:49,518 --> 00:10:52,390 Weapons, fury and male ego? 188 00:10:52,521 --> 00:10:54,262 What a deadly combination. 189 00:10:54,392 --> 00:10:55,785 Sorry, Izzy. 190 00:10:55,916 --> 00:10:57,569 They're demanding to speak with you. 191 00:10:57,744 --> 00:10:59,180 Oh. If you'll excuse me. 192 00:10:59,354 --> 00:11:00,964 My assistant Jules will fill you in 193 00:11:01,095 --> 00:11:03,184 - on any details you may need. - Mm-hmm. 194 00:11:03,314 --> 00:11:05,447 Clearly, a lot of them. 195 00:11:05,577 --> 00:11:07,971 - Hello. - Ooh. Is it hot in here, 196 00:11:08,102 --> 00:11:10,626 or, uh, am I just confused? 197 00:11:10,757 --> 00:11:13,498 Okay, I understand what a deb is, 198 00:11:13,629 --> 00:11:15,326 but who or what is a plum? 199 00:11:15,457 --> 00:11:16,545 And don't forget Brando. 200 00:11:16,676 --> 00:11:17,720 - Right. - Brando 201 00:11:17,807 --> 00:11:19,461 was the escort, or date, 202 00:11:19,591 --> 00:11:21,942 for Mr. Barlowe's daughter Plum. 203 00:11:22,116 --> 00:11:23,508 - Oh. - Oh. 204 00:11:23,639 --> 00:11:25,728 Uh, Plum was named Deb of the Year, 205 00:11:25,859 --> 00:11:27,817 the highest honor of the deb circuit. 206 00:11:27,948 --> 00:11:29,166 That sounds like a big deal. 207 00:11:29,297 --> 00:11:30,472 So, Sterling was furious 208 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:32,300 that Brando was escorting Plum 209 00:11:32,430 --> 00:11:33,605 for Deb of the Year and not him? 210 00:11:33,736 --> 00:11:35,129 That's news to me. 211 00:11:35,259 --> 00:11:36,652 Uh, Mr. Barlowe forgot 212 00:11:36,783 --> 00:11:38,654 there even was a Deb of the Year ceremony. 213 00:11:38,785 --> 00:11:41,570 He told me he was itching to go home after cocktails. 214 00:11:41,744 --> 00:11:42,919 Jules. 215 00:11:43,093 --> 00:11:44,094 Now. 216 00:11:44,181 --> 00:11:45,487 Sorry. 217 00:11:49,186 --> 00:11:50,710 So, Sterling was either killed at a ball 218 00:11:50,797 --> 00:11:52,233 he didn't even care about... 219 00:11:52,363 --> 00:11:55,976 Or he cared so much that he died for it... 220 00:11:57,020 --> 00:12:01,285 ...according to the Izzy Langford. 221 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,652 Elsbeth. What are you doing here? 222 00:12:20,827 --> 00:12:22,524 I have concerns. 223 00:12:22,654 --> 00:12:24,656 The Coalition of Concerned Voters 224 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:26,876 seemed like just the place to bring them. 225 00:12:27,050 --> 00:12:28,878 You used me. 226 00:12:29,009 --> 00:12:30,967 You twisted what I told you about Alec. 227 00:12:31,054 --> 00:12:33,317 It wasn't anything you said. 228 00:12:33,404 --> 00:12:37,713 I could just see in your eyes, you don't trust Alec Bloom. 229 00:12:37,844 --> 00:12:39,454 So why should anyone else? 230 00:12:39,541 --> 00:12:43,719 Well, this is about facts, not mind reading. 231 00:12:43,893 --> 00:12:47,114 I told you everything I know about your late husband. 232 00:12:47,244 --> 00:12:50,117 Now you tell me everything you've found out about Alec. 233 00:12:50,204 --> 00:12:51,553 You didn't tell me anything I didn't already know 234 00:12:51,683 --> 00:12:52,554 about Milton. 235 00:12:52,684 --> 00:12:54,469 Like murder? 236 00:12:55,513 --> 00:12:59,256 There were things I didn't want to acknowledge, 237 00:12:59,430 --> 00:13:01,215 but deep down... 238 00:13:02,259 --> 00:13:04,174 ...I knew who I married. 239 00:13:05,219 --> 00:13:06,742 What do you have on Alec? 240 00:13:06,873 --> 00:13:08,875 Or is this just politics as usual? 241 00:13:09,005 --> 00:13:11,094 One team has to win. 242 00:13:11,225 --> 00:13:12,530 This isn't a game, Elsbeth. 243 00:13:12,704 --> 00:13:15,185 Alec is that kind of slick populist 244 00:13:15,316 --> 00:13:16,926 who has the potential to upend 245 00:13:17,013 --> 00:13:19,233 the entire power structure of New York. 246 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:20,974 And that resonates with enough people 247 00:13:21,104 --> 00:13:23,803 that you have to tear him down at all costs? 248 00:13:23,933 --> 00:13:25,456 Show me the proof behind your campaign. 249 00:13:25,630 --> 00:13:27,328 Do you need it? 250 00:13:27,458 --> 00:13:30,810 Or do you already know enough to make your own decision? 251 00:13:34,465 --> 00:13:36,554 You think the new ads are working on voters? 252 00:13:36,728 --> 00:13:39,906 I don't know. They're working on me, though. 253 00:13:40,036 --> 00:13:42,909 I'm not sure what to do. I mean, do I talk to Alec? 254 00:13:43,039 --> 00:13:44,475 Well, that sounds like a good start. 255 00:13:44,562 --> 00:13:46,260 Just trust yourself, Elsbeth. 256 00:13:48,131 --> 00:13:49,045 So, what do you got? 257 00:13:49,132 --> 00:13:51,221 Brando Wilde is in holding. 258 00:13:51,352 --> 00:13:53,136 He was M.I.A. for a portion of the evening, 259 00:13:53,223 --> 00:13:55,835 the blood on his sword does match Sterling Barlowe's. 260 00:13:56,009 --> 00:13:58,011 - We're waiting on prints. - I can't believe 261 00:13:58,185 --> 00:14:00,361 that Brando is the son of the Caine Wilde. 262 00:14:00,491 --> 00:14:02,972 The debutante ball was comprised of who's whos. 263 00:14:03,146 --> 00:14:04,365 "Who" being the operative word. 264 00:14:04,495 --> 00:14:06,019 I don't recognize most of the names. 265 00:14:06,193 --> 00:14:08,935 These are very powerful New York families. 266 00:14:09,065 --> 00:14:10,937 Doing weird, outdated society rituals 267 00:14:11,067 --> 00:14:12,590 with their unwed daughters. 268 00:14:12,721 --> 00:14:14,375 Ugh, prom was bad enough for me. 269 00:14:14,505 --> 00:14:16,638 Yeah, my daughter did cotillion. 270 00:14:16,812 --> 00:14:19,641 The table alone for the Empire City Ball is $30,000. 271 00:14:19,771 --> 00:14:21,425 Huh. Well, I'll stop my complaining. 272 00:14:21,556 --> 00:14:23,079 I don't know. 273 00:14:23,166 --> 00:14:25,429 An evening with your parents. 274 00:14:25,603 --> 00:14:27,605 All eyes on you. 275 00:14:27,736 --> 00:14:29,607 Curtsies. 276 00:14:29,781 --> 00:14:31,827 Sounds sort of enchanting. 277 00:14:31,958 --> 00:14:33,350 In a transactional sort of way. 278 00:14:33,437 --> 00:14:37,267 But transactional with beautiful gowns. 279 00:14:37,398 --> 00:14:39,704 Only Brando's prints on the sword handle. 280 00:14:39,835 --> 00:14:41,315 Sterling's blood and cake on the blade. 281 00:14:41,445 --> 00:14:43,665 You know, I love cake as much as the next person, 282 00:14:43,752 --> 00:14:47,147 but that Izzy sure seemed good 283 00:14:47,277 --> 00:14:51,716 at identifying blood versus red velvet 284 00:14:51,803 --> 00:14:53,718 at a distance. 285 00:14:53,805 --> 00:14:56,069 Was she, now? 286 00:14:56,199 --> 00:14:57,809 Go talk to Brando. 287 00:15:00,247 --> 00:15:02,249 I didn't kill anyone. 288 00:15:02,379 --> 00:15:05,730 I mean, do you know who my father is? 289 00:15:05,861 --> 00:15:07,471 Yes. Is it true that he's gonna play 290 00:15:07,645 --> 00:15:09,038 "Crocodile" Dundee on Broadway? 291 00:15:09,169 --> 00:15:11,171 He's trying to intimidate us. 292 00:15:11,345 --> 00:15:13,042 Oh. 293 00:15:13,129 --> 00:15:16,045 Well, does your father know where you are right now? 294 00:15:16,132 --> 00:15:18,482 Please don't-don't-don't call my dad. 295 00:15:18,656 --> 00:15:20,745 So, you expect us to believe that someone took your sword, 296 00:15:20,876 --> 00:15:22,878 killed Sterling Barlowe, put the sword back-- 297 00:15:23,009 --> 00:15:25,098 without leaving prints-- and you didn't notice? 298 00:15:25,185 --> 00:15:27,056 Yes. 299 00:15:27,143 --> 00:15:28,971 That sounds a lot like my dad's movie Scapegoat 5. 300 00:15:29,102 --> 00:15:30,625 Ooh, it actually does. 301 00:15:30,755 --> 00:15:32,148 Well, Izzy Langford 302 00:15:32,279 --> 00:15:34,803 said that Sterling was upset with you. 303 00:15:34,934 --> 00:15:35,847 Did you two have a fight? 304 00:15:36,022 --> 00:15:37,719 A-a fight? 305 00:15:37,806 --> 00:15:40,200 R.I.P. to the dude, but, uh... 306 00:15:40,330 --> 00:15:42,376 he was a little bit too old to fight. 307 00:15:42,506 --> 00:15:45,161 Did you ever leave your sword unattended? 308 00:15:45,335 --> 00:15:46,597 No. 309 00:15:46,771 --> 00:15:50,819 Well, uh, actually, yeah? 310 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:54,040 I was ocupado for a bit. 311 00:15:54,214 --> 00:15:56,085 We're gonna need you to elaborate. 312 00:15:56,259 --> 00:15:57,695 Well, check my texts. 313 00:15:57,826 --> 00:15:59,567 But, uh, not my photos. 314 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:04,920 Um... well, that's a lot of texts. 315 00:16:05,051 --> 00:16:06,748 From a lot of women. 316 00:16:06,835 --> 00:16:08,358 Thanks. 317 00:16:09,707 --> 00:16:10,839 It's that random number. 318 00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:13,798 Um, "au naturel"? It means "naked." 319 00:16:13,885 --> 00:16:15,191 I-I looked it up. 320 00:16:15,322 --> 00:16:19,021 Um, so, I got au naturel and I put my sword 321 00:16:19,108 --> 00:16:21,371 in the hallway just like it says. 322 00:16:21,545 --> 00:16:23,112 And, uh, you know, I w-- I waited, and I'm all pumped up 323 00:16:23,286 --> 00:16:25,332 - to do, you know... - Au naturel things. Got it. 324 00:16:25,506 --> 00:16:26,681 But then nobody came. 325 00:16:26,768 --> 00:16:28,291 It's a bummer, you know? 326 00:16:28,422 --> 00:16:30,859 I'll never find out who, uh, Hot Mama was. 327 00:16:30,946 --> 00:16:34,428 Oh, don't you worry. We'll find out. 328 00:16:34,558 --> 00:16:37,909 I am not Hot Mama. What do you take me for? 329 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,564 - Oh, sorry, we just... - Do you think 330 00:16:40,695 --> 00:16:42,914 I would cheat when Sterling isn't out of town? 331 00:16:43,002 --> 00:16:45,874 Do you have any idea how much money I would stand to lose? 332 00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:47,789 The text message was sent from your phone, 333 00:16:47,963 --> 00:16:49,530 and you discovered your husband's body. 334 00:16:49,660 --> 00:16:51,836 It's what we would call "strange." 335 00:16:51,967 --> 00:16:55,101 What's strange is, my husband was murdered with a sword. 336 00:16:55,231 --> 00:16:56,319 Check my messages. 337 00:16:56,450 --> 00:16:58,278 But not my photos. 338 00:16:58,408 --> 00:17:01,107 I never texted Brando. 339 00:17:01,237 --> 00:17:02,717 Does he want me to? 340 00:17:02,891 --> 00:17:04,588 The text isn't here. 341 00:17:04,762 --> 00:17:07,374 Not even in your deleted folder. 342 00:17:07,461 --> 00:17:08,940 But you could have permanently deleted it. 343 00:17:09,071 --> 00:17:10,681 I don't know how to do that. 344 00:17:10,812 --> 00:17:12,205 Did anyone else use your phone? 345 00:17:12,335 --> 00:17:13,989 A few people took photos of me and Plum. 346 00:17:14,163 --> 00:17:16,905 Izzy offered, but the lighting was terrible. 347 00:17:17,079 --> 00:17:20,300 She does have exacting standards. 348 00:17:20,430 --> 00:17:21,605 That she does. 349 00:17:21,736 --> 00:17:24,739 Which is why this is all my fault. 350 00:17:24,826 --> 00:17:27,524 I made Sterling get Plum into the ball. 351 00:17:27,655 --> 00:17:30,527 It was just so embarrassing that Plum hadn't made 352 00:17:30,658 --> 00:17:33,487 her debut there when all the other important kids had. 353 00:17:33,574 --> 00:17:35,532 It must be so fun for the girls. 354 00:17:35,663 --> 00:17:37,186 Everyone is there. 355 00:17:37,317 --> 00:17:38,492 - It's great for networking. - Oh, sure. 356 00:17:38,666 --> 00:17:40,233 Like internships. 357 00:17:40,407 --> 00:17:42,191 Plum already oversees a staff of over 80 358 00:17:42,322 --> 00:17:44,976 at the mental health charity, but sure. 359 00:17:45,107 --> 00:17:46,804 Internships. 360 00:17:46,978 --> 00:17:49,198 Oh, here's our little intern now. 361 00:17:49,329 --> 00:17:51,853 Plum, please help Mommy with her alibi. 362 00:17:51,983 --> 00:17:54,203 She was with me all night, until she found my dead dad. 363 00:17:54,334 --> 00:17:58,555 We are so sorry about your father. 364 00:17:58,686 --> 00:18:00,862 We were told he was upset Brando was escorting you 365 00:18:00,949 --> 00:18:02,255 for Deb of the Year. 366 00:18:02,385 --> 00:18:03,560 That may have led them to have a fight. 367 00:18:03,734 --> 00:18:05,736 A fight over me? No. 368 00:18:05,867 --> 00:18:08,130 My dad couldn't stand Brando, but that's not why. 369 00:18:08,217 --> 00:18:10,176 - Then why? - He's new money. 370 00:18:10,306 --> 00:18:12,134 Hollywood. It's not a good look. 371 00:18:12,265 --> 00:18:13,614 Brando was just hot arm candy. 372 00:18:13,744 --> 00:18:15,398 Debutantes might be an antiquated tradition, 373 00:18:15,529 --> 00:18:17,531 but no one there is fighting over anyone's honor, 374 00:18:17,618 --> 00:18:19,837 least of all Brando Wilde. 375 00:18:19,968 --> 00:18:21,230 But if your father hated Brando, 376 00:18:21,317 --> 00:18:22,797 then why did you pick him as an escort? 377 00:18:22,971 --> 00:18:25,104 I didn't. Izzy did. 378 00:18:28,716 --> 00:18:31,284 I was surprised when Izzy invited Plum to the ball. 379 00:18:31,414 --> 00:18:34,200 But they're the Wallace McKee Barlowes. 380 00:18:34,374 --> 00:18:36,680 I'd suggested Plum in years past, 381 00:18:36,811 --> 00:18:38,378 but Izzy always said no. 382 00:18:38,508 --> 00:18:41,555 "You don't know what you're talking about, Jules." 383 00:18:41,685 --> 00:18:44,906 "Focus more on not mouth breathing, Jules." 384 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,865 We hear they made a large donation to the ball's charity. 385 00:18:47,996 --> 00:18:51,130 These people will always find a way to get what they want. 386 00:18:51,260 --> 00:18:53,088 A-And I've been axe-throwing enough times 387 00:18:53,219 --> 00:18:56,613 to know that weaponry and alcohol were a bad idea. 388 00:18:56,744 --> 00:18:59,703 The ball hasn't had swords for decades for that reason. 389 00:18:59,877 --> 00:19:01,357 So why bring them back? 390 00:19:01,488 --> 00:19:04,055 I wanted to hearken back to the old days. 391 00:19:04,186 --> 00:19:05,666 I'm embarrassingly nostalgic. 392 00:19:05,796 --> 00:19:07,146 Apologies for my delay. 393 00:19:07,276 --> 00:19:09,496 I was defusing an upset parent. 394 00:19:09,626 --> 00:19:11,150 Oh. Murder is upsetting. 395 00:19:11,324 --> 00:19:14,065 No, I somehow announced a parent's title wrong. 396 00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:16,067 More important than murder to these people. 397 00:19:20,246 --> 00:19:22,422 It's so glamorous. 398 00:19:23,466 --> 00:19:25,599 What's the age cutoff for debutantes? 399 00:19:25,686 --> 00:19:27,557 About the same as for your jacket. 400 00:19:27,688 --> 00:19:29,255 Ha ha. Good one. 401 00:19:29,385 --> 00:19:31,126 So, 402 00:19:31,300 --> 00:19:35,391 what was Sterling doing in the Astor Suite? 403 00:19:35,522 --> 00:19:38,177 That was the holding area for families before the ball. 404 00:19:38,351 --> 00:19:40,875 - Oh. - Who knows how they ended up in that room? 405 00:19:40,962 --> 00:19:42,093 - They? - Sterling and Brando, 406 00:19:42,268 --> 00:19:44,139 the boy with the bloody sword. 407 00:19:44,270 --> 00:19:46,620 You just cannot trust new money. 408 00:19:46,750 --> 00:19:48,317 Or oh-so-trustworthy old money. 409 00:19:48,448 --> 00:19:51,929 Did you offer to take a photo using Gwen's phone? 410 00:19:52,103 --> 00:19:53,061 That is something I might have done, 411 00:19:53,235 --> 00:19:54,715 but I cannot recall specifically. 412 00:19:54,845 --> 00:19:56,630 You don't remember using the phone 413 00:19:56,717 --> 00:19:58,675 of someone who gave you $2 million? 414 00:19:58,762 --> 00:20:00,068 It's quite tacky to discuss money. 415 00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:01,678 - Ah. - Why did it take 416 00:20:01,765 --> 00:20:05,116 that donation to let Plum into your ball? 417 00:20:05,247 --> 00:20:07,075 She's very accomplished. 418 00:20:07,206 --> 00:20:08,903 Oh, this is a world of accomplishment. 419 00:20:09,033 --> 00:20:10,470 Another word for "privilege." 420 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:12,994 I feel your disdain. 421 00:20:13,124 --> 00:20:15,692 But this ball is a significant cultural event. 422 00:20:15,779 --> 00:20:18,652 Enough to grace the covers of little-known magazines 423 00:20:18,739 --> 00:20:21,132 over the years such as Dress Up and Life. 424 00:20:21,263 --> 00:20:23,309 Speaking of "over the years," 425 00:20:23,439 --> 00:20:24,962 Sterling told Jules 426 00:20:25,093 --> 00:20:27,574 that he didn't even remember Deb of the Year, 427 00:20:27,748 --> 00:20:29,706 which means that he was at a ball before. 428 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,970 Mm-hmm. 1982. 429 00:20:33,101 --> 00:20:34,668 And that is me. 430 00:20:36,235 --> 00:20:38,280 With '80s hair. 431 00:20:38,411 --> 00:20:40,021 Aw. 432 00:20:40,108 --> 00:20:41,936 Wait, so you knew Sterling? 433 00:20:42,023 --> 00:20:44,808 It's my job to know everyone worth knowing to some degree. 434 00:20:44,939 --> 00:20:46,375 So, the children who attend today 435 00:20:46,462 --> 00:20:48,682 are children of people who attended before? 436 00:20:48,812 --> 00:20:51,598 It's called nepotism. It makes the world go round. 437 00:20:51,728 --> 00:20:53,208 Or lopsided. 438 00:20:53,339 --> 00:20:54,253 I don't mean to be tacky, 439 00:20:54,383 --> 00:20:58,344 but it's so expensive. 440 00:20:58,431 --> 00:21:01,042 - How did your parents... - Oh, well, I will say, 441 00:21:01,216 --> 00:21:04,175 my father was very lucky he had only one daughter. 442 00:21:04,350 --> 00:21:06,177 Why did you pair Brando with Plum 443 00:21:06,308 --> 00:21:07,788 if you're so against new money? 444 00:21:07,918 --> 00:21:12,401 I do intensive research to make the perfect deb-escort pairings. 445 00:21:12,532 --> 00:21:14,011 Why were they perfect? 446 00:21:14,185 --> 00:21:16,275 - Isn't it obvious? - No. 447 00:21:17,667 --> 00:21:19,365 They both speak English, 448 00:21:19,539 --> 00:21:22,368 they both love movies... and height. 449 00:21:22,498 --> 00:21:24,283 Brando is a very good height. 450 00:21:24,457 --> 00:21:27,851 But I will not blame myself for what happened. 451 00:21:27,982 --> 00:21:30,376 Boys that age are born to hurt. 452 00:21:30,506 --> 00:21:32,769 It was ever thus. 453 00:21:32,856 --> 00:21:36,164 - Was it? - Sterling was the escort for his first wife. 454 00:21:36,251 --> 00:21:38,166 A very bitter, brutal divorce. 455 00:21:38,340 --> 00:21:39,602 Paulina. 456 00:21:39,733 --> 00:21:40,821 Excuse me? 457 00:21:40,951 --> 00:21:42,388 Oh, we got Sterling's phone records. 458 00:21:42,518 --> 00:21:44,215 They're still in touch. 459 00:21:44,999 --> 00:21:46,957 How wonderful. 460 00:21:47,044 --> 00:21:49,438 Uh, I had heard otherwise. 461 00:21:49,569 --> 00:21:50,657 My mistake. 462 00:21:50,787 --> 00:21:52,398 Oh, that's okay. 463 00:21:52,528 --> 00:21:53,964 You can't know everything, can you? 464 00:21:54,138 --> 00:21:55,444 No. 465 00:21:55,618 --> 00:21:56,967 Now, if you'll excuse me, 466 00:21:57,098 --> 00:21:59,448 I have to coordinate the takedown of the ball 467 00:21:59,579 --> 00:22:03,452 amidst this most macabre complication. 468 00:22:03,583 --> 00:22:05,367 Of course. 469 00:22:05,498 --> 00:22:08,501 The deb world awaits. 470 00:22:32,394 --> 00:22:35,310 Sterling Barlowe was a grade-A son of a bitch, 471 00:22:35,397 --> 00:22:37,443 the worst husband I ever had, 472 00:22:37,573 --> 00:22:39,183 and I'm glad he's dead. 473 00:22:39,314 --> 00:22:42,622 Can you think of anyone who would want to hurt Sterling? 474 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,799 Hmm. 475 00:22:45,929 --> 00:22:47,931 We'll be checking your alibi. 476 00:22:48,018 --> 00:22:49,280 Sterling's phone records show he called you 477 00:22:49,368 --> 00:22:50,978 right before his death. 478 00:22:51,152 --> 00:22:52,719 But that doesn't mean you were on good terms, does it? 479 00:22:53,763 --> 00:22:56,418 Does this sound like good terms? 480 00:22:56,549 --> 00:22:57,767 Where the hell are you, witch? 481 00:22:57,941 --> 00:23:00,117 They told me you're here. 482 00:23:00,204 --> 00:23:01,815 He was waiting for you? Why? 483 00:23:01,945 --> 00:23:04,600 Beats me. I wouldn't be caught dead in that crowd. 484 00:23:05,993 --> 00:23:07,734 - Too soon? - Yeah. 485 00:23:07,864 --> 00:23:10,650 Well, if there's nothing else, I'd like to go. 486 00:23:10,824 --> 00:23:15,045 Unless you'll let me see the crime scene photos. Please. 487 00:23:15,176 --> 00:23:15,959 No. 488 00:23:16,133 --> 00:23:17,439 I do have one more thing. 489 00:23:17,570 --> 00:23:20,747 Um, your deb ball in 1982-- 490 00:23:20,877 --> 00:23:23,576 it got a big spread in Dress Up. 491 00:23:23,706 --> 00:23:25,795 Do you remember Izzy Langford? 492 00:23:25,882 --> 00:23:27,536 Oh, I don't. 493 00:23:27,667 --> 00:23:29,016 See my smile? 494 00:23:29,146 --> 00:23:31,410 That was the beginning of the evening. 495 00:23:31,497 --> 00:23:34,543 Probably the only good date I ever had with Sterling. 496 00:23:34,674 --> 00:23:36,502 And even then, I vaguely recall 497 00:23:36,632 --> 00:23:39,505 I wasn't the only one he sent home crying that night. 498 00:23:39,635 --> 00:23:42,116 He liked to spread his jerk around. 499 00:23:42,246 --> 00:23:44,988 But look who's crying now. 500 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:46,816 And by that, I mean dead. 501 00:23:48,557 --> 00:23:50,385 - Anything else? - No, thanks. 502 00:23:50,516 --> 00:23:52,605 We'll be in touch if we have to be. 503 00:23:57,740 --> 00:23:59,699 - I want to sage the room. - I don't like to judge, 504 00:23:59,829 --> 00:24:02,702 but everyone we're meeting lately is the worst. 505 00:24:02,832 --> 00:24:04,704 Why the trip down memory lane with the magazine? 506 00:24:04,791 --> 00:24:08,359 I think Izzy knew Sterling better than she's saying. 507 00:24:08,490 --> 00:24:10,231 She wouldn't let Plum into the ball 508 00:24:10,361 --> 00:24:13,495 until he forked over a truckload of cash. 509 00:24:13,669 --> 00:24:16,716 Izzy seemed surprised when we told her 510 00:24:16,846 --> 00:24:19,675 that Sterling and Paulina were still in touch. 511 00:24:19,849 --> 00:24:22,330 And why did Sterling call Paulina, 512 00:24:22,461 --> 00:24:24,245 thinking she was at the ball? 513 00:24:25,594 --> 00:24:26,943 - Coroner's report. - Ooh. 514 00:24:27,117 --> 00:24:29,555 So we're not going with the smarmy kid 515 00:24:29,685 --> 00:24:30,773 with the bloody sword in his hand? 516 00:24:30,904 --> 00:24:32,819 Uh... 517 00:24:32,949 --> 00:24:34,255 Nope. 518 00:24:36,649 --> 00:24:40,261 Hi. I happen to know the editor of Dress Up, 519 00:24:40,391 --> 00:24:45,048 the Gisela Mott, and I thought you'd like a copy. 520 00:24:45,179 --> 00:24:48,008 How kind of you to come to my home unannounced. 521 00:24:48,138 --> 00:24:49,488 I also know Gisela. 522 00:24:49,618 --> 00:24:52,099 Oh. Of course you do. 523 00:24:52,229 --> 00:24:54,449 - Thank you for the old magazine. - Oh, um, 524 00:24:54,580 --> 00:24:59,149 why did Sterling leave Paulina a voicemail 525 00:24:59,323 --> 00:25:01,151 asking where she was at the ball? 526 00:25:01,282 --> 00:25:03,110 Maybe Paulina was at the ball. 527 00:25:03,197 --> 00:25:06,548 No. We confirmed that she was 11 courses 528 00:25:06,635 --> 00:25:10,552 into a 24-course tasting at an absurdly priced restaurant. 529 00:25:10,683 --> 00:25:12,380 Then it's a mystery. 530 00:25:12,511 --> 00:25:14,556 But the voicemail-- it was so angry. 531 00:25:14,687 --> 00:25:16,297 I told you it was a ghastly relationship. 532 00:25:16,427 --> 00:25:17,472 Ugh. Horrible. 533 00:25:17,603 --> 00:25:20,910 But who gave Sterling the idea 534 00:25:20,997 --> 00:25:22,433 that Paulina was there? 535 00:25:22,608 --> 00:25:23,957 - Did Jules...? - Darling? 536 00:25:24,131 --> 00:25:26,612 Your phone hasn't stopped ding-ding-dinging. 537 00:25:26,742 --> 00:25:28,178 Damn it. 538 00:25:28,309 --> 00:25:30,006 - Everything okay? - Oh, I have to take this. Um, 539 00:25:30,137 --> 00:25:32,400 Haydn Langford, this is Elsbeth... 540 00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:33,619 Doesn't matter. 541 00:25:33,749 --> 00:25:35,142 Will you please see Elsbeth out? 542 00:25:35,229 --> 00:25:36,752 And take off that ridiculous hat. 543 00:25:38,667 --> 00:25:41,235 Apologies. She isn't always like-- 544 00:25:41,365 --> 00:25:43,542 well, no, she is always like this. 545 00:25:43,672 --> 00:25:46,762 Well, I don't mind. And I love the hat, for what it's worth. 546 00:25:46,893 --> 00:25:49,373 I was just playing with my model trains, 547 00:25:49,460 --> 00:25:52,376 but Izzy doesn't like me to talk about that. 548 00:25:52,507 --> 00:25:53,769 Did you just say "model trains"? 549 00:25:59,688 --> 00:26:01,560 My family had a little bit of a railroad monopoly, 550 00:26:01,690 --> 00:26:03,518 so no one's actually worked for decades. 551 00:26:03,649 --> 00:26:05,825 - Oh. - Hobbies are important. 552 00:26:05,999 --> 00:26:08,175 One must do something with their time. 553 00:26:08,349 --> 00:26:10,003 Oh, I agree. 554 00:26:10,177 --> 00:26:12,179 Although my principal hobby, as of late, 555 00:26:12,266 --> 00:26:13,833 is investigating murders. 556 00:26:13,963 --> 00:26:16,313 Do you and Izzy share any hobbies? 557 00:26:16,444 --> 00:26:18,141 Izzy has her debutante ball. 558 00:26:18,315 --> 00:26:20,274 Well, that's just one night. What about the rest of the year? 559 00:26:20,448 --> 00:26:22,145 You wouldn't believe the prep that goes into it 560 00:26:22,232 --> 00:26:23,843 for her and the debutantes. 561 00:26:23,973 --> 00:26:25,366 Wow. 562 00:26:28,761 --> 00:26:31,111 Yours and Izzy's hobbies-- 563 00:26:31,241 --> 00:26:34,549 they seem like completely different worlds. 564 00:26:38,031 --> 00:26:39,206 I know what you're thinking. 565 00:26:39,293 --> 00:26:40,816 It's what everyone thinks. 566 00:26:40,990 --> 00:26:42,862 Izzy and I don't make sense together, 567 00:26:42,949 --> 00:26:44,777 so she must have married me for my money. 568 00:26:44,907 --> 00:26:46,474 - Oh, no, I wasn't... - I'm not offended. 569 00:26:46,605 --> 00:26:49,695 I know she didn't get the husband she really wanted. 570 00:26:49,869 --> 00:26:53,089 Honestly, she never would have glanced my way 571 00:26:53,220 --> 00:26:55,526 if not for her father's tragic death. 572 00:26:55,614 --> 00:26:57,877 After which her family had to uproot 573 00:26:58,051 --> 00:27:00,706 to a modest four-bedroom apartment on Third Avenue. 574 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:02,621 I imagine that must have been hard for her. 575 00:27:02,751 --> 00:27:04,623 What people don't know is, 576 00:27:04,753 --> 00:27:07,234 I was there to pick up the pieces 577 00:27:07,321 --> 00:27:09,715 when Izzy felt humiliated. 578 00:27:09,845 --> 00:27:11,107 We got married, 579 00:27:11,238 --> 00:27:14,763 and she devoted her life to the ball. 580 00:27:14,850 --> 00:27:17,984 To make right what happened to her that night. 581 00:27:18,114 --> 00:27:20,943 - That night? Did she...? - Trip during the waltz? 582 00:27:21,988 --> 00:27:23,859 Silly thing for a girl to get upset about, 583 00:27:23,990 --> 00:27:25,774 but you know how young women are. 584 00:27:25,905 --> 00:27:28,777 Anyway, choo-choo time is over, so if you don't mind. 585 00:27:28,908 --> 00:27:30,039 Yes. 586 00:27:30,170 --> 00:27:32,520 - I will just disembark. - No, no, keep it. 587 00:27:32,651 --> 00:27:34,217 - Really? - And here. 588 00:27:34,391 --> 00:27:36,219 For you. 589 00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:40,093 Thank you, Haydn. 590 00:27:40,267 --> 00:27:42,051 This was so fun. 591 00:27:42,182 --> 00:27:43,270 And much needed. 592 00:27:43,444 --> 00:27:46,577 Oh, one more thing, Izzy. 593 00:27:46,708 --> 00:27:50,103 Brando took a lot of au naturel 594 00:27:50,233 --> 00:27:51,974 selfies in a room 595 00:27:52,148 --> 00:27:54,847 by himself at the time of Sterling's murder. 596 00:27:54,934 --> 00:27:57,980 And the angle of the stab wound 597 00:27:58,111 --> 00:28:01,592 shows that it was done by someone much shorter 598 00:28:01,723 --> 00:28:03,420 than Brando. 599 00:28:03,507 --> 00:28:05,161 He has that good height, 600 00:28:05,292 --> 00:28:06,815 like you said. 601 00:28:06,902 --> 00:28:08,904 So Brando has been cleared! 602 00:28:11,254 --> 00:28:12,734 Next stop, 603 00:28:12,865 --> 00:28:19,088 Investigation Station. 604 00:28:22,396 --> 00:28:24,180 A-a crybaby? 605 00:28:24,267 --> 00:28:25,747 I mean, going through everything I ever said about my childhood? 606 00:28:25,878 --> 00:28:28,619 I mean, the-the-the depths to which they'll go to. 607 00:28:28,750 --> 00:28:31,361 I mean, I had to work through college. I... 608 00:28:31,492 --> 00:28:33,624 Sorry, but I need you to listen. 609 00:28:34,974 --> 00:28:36,497 The ads aren't gonna stop. 610 00:28:36,584 --> 00:28:39,413 Winnie Crawford has proof behind what they're saying. 611 00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:40,849 You spoke with her? 612 00:28:41,937 --> 00:28:44,331 Wait, this could just be Winnie using you again. 613 00:28:44,418 --> 00:28:47,160 No, Alec, please, you need to give me more credit. 614 00:28:47,334 --> 00:28:49,902 You're right. 615 00:28:49,989 --> 00:28:51,077 They have proof, 616 00:28:51,164 --> 00:28:53,993 so you can either own up to the truth now 617 00:28:54,167 --> 00:28:55,821 or go down for it later. 618 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:00,260 Well, can't you at least own up to me? 619 00:29:08,311 --> 00:29:09,182 So... 620 00:29:10,574 --> 00:29:14,187 ...technically, I wasn't unhoused. 621 00:29:16,102 --> 00:29:17,494 I had a fight with my folks, 622 00:29:17,625 --> 00:29:19,758 and I ran away from home. 623 00:29:19,932 --> 00:29:22,761 I spent a few nights on the street. 624 00:29:22,891 --> 00:29:27,330 But... the experience was profound. 625 00:29:27,504 --> 00:29:29,898 I mean, what I learned about life in just those few nights 626 00:29:29,985 --> 00:29:32,379 made me want to be a public servant. 627 00:29:33,772 --> 00:29:35,686 When I told the story... 628 00:29:35,817 --> 00:29:37,819 it became this runaway train. 629 00:29:38,820 --> 00:29:40,996 It made people care about housing, 630 00:29:41,127 --> 00:29:44,260 so I felt responsible to keep sharing 631 00:29:44,347 --> 00:29:47,829 and maybe growing the story to raise awareness. 632 00:29:49,526 --> 00:29:51,398 I meant no harm. 633 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,099 I'm glad you finally told me, 634 00:29:57,230 --> 00:30:00,146 but what matters is, you tell the truth to the public. 635 00:30:00,233 --> 00:30:03,105 About everything. New Yorkers deserve to know. 636 00:30:03,236 --> 00:30:04,846 Oh, well, this is just politics. 637 00:30:05,020 --> 00:30:06,630 No. 638 00:30:06,761 --> 00:30:09,372 If you don't tell them, I will. 639 00:30:13,463 --> 00:30:16,292 Everything I could find on Izzy "Isadora" Klintock. 640 00:30:16,466 --> 00:30:18,294 Oh, great. 641 00:30:18,468 --> 00:30:21,254 - You good? - Tip-top. 642 00:30:21,428 --> 00:30:26,433 So... all roads keep leading back to Isadora. 643 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:28,914 Her husband was so nice, 644 00:30:29,044 --> 00:30:30,350 but he made it sound like Izzy's life 645 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:33,614 really changed for the worse after her father's death. 646 00:30:33,701 --> 00:30:36,399 According to this police report, Atticus Klintock died 647 00:30:36,530 --> 00:30:40,099 - in a car accident on April 3, 1982. - Oh. 648 00:30:40,186 --> 00:30:42,318 Wait. 649 00:30:42,492 --> 00:30:46,453 That's the day after Izzy's deb ball. 650 00:30:46,540 --> 00:30:49,064 That feels very connected. 651 00:30:49,195 --> 00:30:52,546 Why can't people just be honest about their past? 652 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:55,027 Well, that's where we come in. 653 00:30:55,114 --> 00:30:56,898 Right. 654 00:30:57,029 --> 00:30:58,857 We should talk to her family. 655 00:30:58,944 --> 00:31:00,510 Here's an obituary for Izzy's mother. 656 00:31:00,641 --> 00:31:02,556 Survived by daughters Isadora Langford 657 00:31:02,730 --> 00:31:04,863 and Raina Sullivan. 658 00:31:04,993 --> 00:31:07,735 But Izzy told us she didn't have any sisters. 659 00:31:07,866 --> 00:31:09,432 We're stepsisters. 660 00:31:09,563 --> 00:31:12,522 When I was ten, her mom married my dad. 661 00:31:12,653 --> 00:31:14,873 Isadora doesn't like to acknowledge her past, 662 00:31:15,003 --> 00:31:16,265 including me. 663 00:31:16,352 --> 00:31:19,225 And can I just say that debutante balls 664 00:31:19,355 --> 00:31:22,141 are a disgusting display of wealth consolidation? 665 00:31:22,271 --> 00:31:23,838 And beautiful gowns. 666 00:31:23,925 --> 00:31:25,927 I mean, Izzy's obsession with them 667 00:31:26,058 --> 00:31:27,973 is like some sort of trauma response. 668 00:31:28,147 --> 00:31:30,714 Because of her father's death the day after her ball? 669 00:31:30,845 --> 00:31:32,760 Not exactly. My stepmom told me 670 00:31:32,891 --> 00:31:35,371 that sweet little Isadora stole her dad's credit card 671 00:31:35,502 --> 00:31:38,113 to buy a deb dress. I mean, it was on sale, 672 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,724 but her dad was having major financial issues. 673 00:31:40,811 --> 00:31:43,945 So Isadora lied, said the dress was borrowed, 674 00:31:44,032 --> 00:31:45,686 planning to return it after the ball, 675 00:31:45,773 --> 00:31:48,602 but some snobby rich kid saw 676 00:31:48,689 --> 00:31:52,214 the 50% off tag sticking out and decided to make fun of her. 677 00:31:52,345 --> 00:31:55,696 And then he cut her dress strap with his sword 678 00:31:55,826 --> 00:31:58,612 so that the dress would fall "half off." 679 00:31:58,742 --> 00:32:00,919 Ugh. That's terrible. 680 00:32:01,049 --> 00:32:02,877 - A sword? - When her dad found out 681 00:32:03,008 --> 00:32:04,748 about the dress, he was livid. 682 00:32:04,879 --> 00:32:07,229 He died on his way trying to return it. 683 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:09,797 - His car got hit by a semi. - Hold on, 684 00:32:09,971 --> 00:32:12,017 was Sterling Barlowe who teased Izzy? 685 00:32:12,147 --> 00:32:14,802 - This guy right here? - Mm, I don't know 686 00:32:14,933 --> 00:32:17,239 his face, but, yeah, I remember the name. 687 00:32:17,370 --> 00:32:18,501 What a jerk. 688 00:32:18,675 --> 00:32:20,286 Wait. 689 00:32:22,070 --> 00:32:23,680 The straps. 690 00:32:23,811 --> 00:32:27,510 Captain, we have the motive. 691 00:32:27,641 --> 00:32:30,122 There she is. Arrest her. 692 00:32:36,389 --> 00:32:37,651 You stole Buffy Winn Sinclair's 693 00:32:37,825 --> 00:32:39,435 heirloom debutante gloves from my home. 694 00:32:39,522 --> 00:32:41,394 I did not. 695 00:32:41,524 --> 00:32:43,309 This woman entered my domicile 696 00:32:43,483 --> 00:32:46,442 under the ridiculous guise of liking model trains 697 00:32:46,616 --> 00:32:50,185 and then absconded with the gloves i-in one of her sacks. 698 00:32:50,316 --> 00:32:54,102 Well, I do like model trains, and I prefer mittens. 699 00:32:54,233 --> 00:32:56,626 You went to Mrs. Langford's home without Detective Taylor? 700 00:32:56,757 --> 00:32:59,629 Furthermore, she and Detective Tall... 701 00:32:59,716 --> 00:33:03,329 - Taylor. - They spoke to my stepsister Raina, whom I barely know. 702 00:33:03,459 --> 00:33:06,071 She knows you well enough to tell us the story 703 00:33:06,201 --> 00:33:10,510 of Sterling Barlowe damaging your deb gown in 1982. 704 00:33:12,991 --> 00:33:15,297 I totally forgot it was him. 705 00:33:15,471 --> 00:33:19,910 You forgot it was the Sterling Barlowe? 706 00:33:20,041 --> 00:33:23,349 I was wrong, Captain. 707 00:33:23,436 --> 00:33:26,917 You should award Elsbeth a medal of honor 708 00:33:27,092 --> 00:33:28,832 for her police work in uncovering that 709 00:33:29,007 --> 00:33:31,313 17-year-old rich kids are jerks. 710 00:33:31,444 --> 00:33:34,273 Well, you know, I had a feeling I didn't like Sterling, 711 00:33:34,447 --> 00:33:37,145 but I could never put my finger on why. 712 00:33:37,276 --> 00:33:39,321 So I thank you for the clarification. 713 00:33:39,452 --> 00:33:42,803 And you carried that grudge all these years. 714 00:33:42,933 --> 00:33:46,067 Grudge? More like a gift. 715 00:33:46,198 --> 00:33:48,113 Oh, I know what Haydn told you 716 00:33:48,287 --> 00:33:51,464 between blows of your obnoxious whistles. 717 00:33:51,551 --> 00:33:54,075 He's a very sweet man who needs a little embellishment 718 00:33:54,206 --> 00:33:56,512 to make himself feel heroic. 719 00:33:56,643 --> 00:33:58,688 And whilst I obviously blocked out 720 00:33:58,819 --> 00:34:00,516 what happened to me that night, 721 00:34:00,647 --> 00:34:02,779 I carried the lesson. 722 00:34:02,866 --> 00:34:05,739 It pushed me to achieve. 723 00:34:05,869 --> 00:34:09,525 I now run the most prestigious debutante ball in the nation. 724 00:34:09,699 --> 00:34:12,572 And I'm happily married to Haydn. He's a very good man. 725 00:34:12,702 --> 00:34:15,531 Who happens to have multigenerational wealth. 726 00:34:15,662 --> 00:34:17,403 I love Haydn. 727 00:34:17,533 --> 00:34:19,013 So, in a way, 728 00:34:19,144 --> 00:34:22,103 Sterling was the best thing that ever happened to me. 729 00:34:22,234 --> 00:34:25,324 Hmm. I wish I could thank him. 730 00:34:25,454 --> 00:34:29,241 Too bad he had a sword plunged through his chest. 731 00:34:29,371 --> 00:34:31,112 Oh, my, what graphic language. 732 00:34:31,243 --> 00:34:34,246 There is no way I could have gone off and murdered someone 733 00:34:34,333 --> 00:34:36,335 and still have had that elaborate ball 734 00:34:36,465 --> 00:34:37,727 run so perfectly that night. 735 00:34:37,901 --> 00:34:40,121 It ran perfectly for you. 736 00:34:41,166 --> 00:34:42,776 The value of the missing gloves 737 00:34:42,950 --> 00:34:45,387 should put the charges in the felony category. 738 00:34:45,518 --> 00:34:48,956 Arrest her or find those gloves. 739 00:34:49,087 --> 00:34:51,872 Oh, I promise you, Isadora, 740 00:34:52,002 --> 00:34:55,484 we won't rest until we do. 741 00:35:02,012 --> 00:35:04,319 You'd better find those gloves. 742 00:35:08,323 --> 00:35:09,933 What did you do? 743 00:35:10,064 --> 00:35:12,675 Alec has been missing events and ignoring messages. 744 00:35:12,762 --> 00:35:16,026 The last thing he attended on his calendar was time with you. 745 00:35:16,201 --> 00:35:18,986 If he's dead in your house, I'm going to be very upset. 746 00:35:19,117 --> 00:35:21,858 We talked. I gave him an ultimatum. 747 00:35:21,989 --> 00:35:23,860 Oh, God, you broke his heart? Now? 748 00:35:23,947 --> 00:35:25,297 No. 749 00:35:25,384 --> 00:35:28,169 I told Alec he had to tell voters the truth 750 00:35:28,256 --> 00:35:31,129 about him not being unhoused, or I will. 751 00:35:31,259 --> 00:35:32,913 This isn't an after-school special, Elsbeth. 752 00:35:33,043 --> 00:35:34,610 This is mayoral politics. 753 00:35:34,741 --> 00:35:36,656 I know exactly what this is, Marissa. 754 00:35:36,786 --> 00:35:39,746 So you know Alec is the best candidate and hope for New York. 755 00:35:39,876 --> 00:35:42,270 But New Yorkers don't know who he is. 756 00:35:42,444 --> 00:35:45,882 Untruths are-are woven into his story. 757 00:35:46,013 --> 00:35:47,536 He's selling a lie. 758 00:35:47,667 --> 00:35:50,365 He's selling a future for the people of this city. 759 00:35:50,539 --> 00:35:52,715 A future you may have taken away from them. 760 00:35:52,846 --> 00:35:56,850 Your fight is with Alec, not me. I won't support lies. 761 00:35:57,024 --> 00:35:58,373 This coming from someone 762 00:35:58,504 --> 00:36:00,158 who defended Peter Florrick in Chicago. 763 00:36:00,288 --> 00:36:04,379 I am one voter who hopes Alec resumes campaigning soon. 764 00:36:09,079 --> 00:36:12,170 We're set up in the interrogation room. You good? 765 00:36:12,344 --> 00:36:14,128 Never better. Let's go. 766 00:36:14,259 --> 00:36:15,521 The Winn Sinclairs 767 00:36:15,608 --> 00:36:18,611 won't stop calling about the gloves. 768 00:36:18,785 --> 00:36:21,701 You sure you didn't take them? It'd be a huge help if you did. 769 00:36:21,831 --> 00:36:23,311 Oh, I'm sure. 770 00:36:23,398 --> 00:36:27,010 Izzy insists that the ball went perfectly, 771 00:36:27,097 --> 00:36:29,230 but this is the second mistake that I'm aware of. 772 00:36:29,404 --> 00:36:32,190 The gloves and the name thing. 773 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:33,582 That was actually my fault. 774 00:36:33,669 --> 00:36:35,671 - What happened? - Mr. Fischer-- 775 00:36:35,802 --> 00:36:38,457 sorry, Sir Fischer-- got knighted. 776 00:36:38,631 --> 00:36:41,242 But American citizens can't use titles, 777 00:36:41,373 --> 00:36:44,114 so he got British citizenship. 778 00:36:44,289 --> 00:36:48,510 He told me right after I gave Izzy the presentation cards. 779 00:36:48,641 --> 00:36:52,035 So I ran back and put the title change card on the desk, 780 00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:53,689 but Izzy must not have seen it 781 00:36:53,820 --> 00:36:55,865 because she was dealing with Buffy's gloves, 782 00:36:56,039 --> 00:36:59,913 so Izzy called him Mr. during the presentation. 783 00:37:00,043 --> 00:37:02,002 It was a total disaster. 784 00:37:02,176 --> 00:37:04,570 I'd be beside myself, too. 785 00:37:04,700 --> 00:37:07,399 You saw Izzy when you put the card on the table? 786 00:37:07,529 --> 00:37:09,879 No. When I heard 787 00:37:10,010 --> 00:37:13,056 the mistake, I went back to the office. 788 00:37:13,143 --> 00:37:15,711 I saw the card and threw it in the fire. 789 00:37:15,842 --> 00:37:18,888 Izzy would have blamed me and fired me. 790 00:37:19,062 --> 00:37:21,064 And I totally deserve it, don't I? 791 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:22,936 I remember those fires. 792 00:37:23,110 --> 00:37:25,591 Izzy insisted. Uh, she thought it was a romantic throwback 793 00:37:25,765 --> 00:37:27,201 to past balls. 794 00:37:27,332 --> 00:37:29,029 Or a great place to destroy evidence. 795 00:37:29,159 --> 00:37:31,292 - Mm. - Please don't tell Izzy. 796 00:37:31,466 --> 00:37:33,686 I'd love to take over the ball one day. 797 00:37:33,860 --> 00:37:35,383 - Sounds like a blast. - It is. 798 00:37:35,514 --> 00:37:37,690 My hair falls out from stress sometimes, 799 00:37:37,820 --> 00:37:39,605 but it usually grows back. 800 00:37:39,735 --> 00:37:41,302 Oh. 801 00:37:41,433 --> 00:37:44,958 Izzy did something with those gloves. 802 00:37:47,352 --> 00:37:49,658 The hotel wants to open up the crime scene for a wedding. 803 00:37:49,832 --> 00:37:51,094 Can we clear it? 804 00:37:52,487 --> 00:37:55,142 No. Not just yet. 805 00:38:01,714 --> 00:38:02,976 Hello? 806 00:38:07,023 --> 00:38:08,155 Presenting 807 00:38:08,242 --> 00:38:12,464 Miss Elsbeth Gudmundsdottir Tascioni. 808 00:38:12,594 --> 00:38:15,162 Of Ms. Tascioni's many accomplishments: 809 00:38:15,293 --> 00:38:18,948 lawyer, mother, can nap anywhere. 810 00:38:19,079 --> 00:38:22,735 Knock it off. You messaged me that you found Buffy's gloves. 811 00:38:22,865 --> 00:38:24,389 Where are they? 812 00:38:24,519 --> 00:38:26,434 And why are you dressed in that ridiculous outfit? 813 00:38:26,521 --> 00:38:29,916 It helped me solve the case. Oh, and thank you, Jules. 814 00:38:30,046 --> 00:38:32,266 You got all my information correct, 815 00:38:32,397 --> 00:38:35,400 unlike Izzy on the night of Sterling's murder. 816 00:38:35,530 --> 00:38:36,618 I'm leaving. 817 00:38:36,749 --> 00:38:38,794 Oh, wait, not without your dress. 818 00:38:38,881 --> 00:38:41,188 Well, the dress that you photoshopped 819 00:38:41,362 --> 00:38:44,844 onto your deb gown in your office. 820 00:38:45,018 --> 00:38:48,108 Jules found it hidden in your desk. 821 00:38:48,282 --> 00:38:52,373 But this strapless dress is from 1996, 822 00:38:52,504 --> 00:38:55,333 14 years after your ball. 823 00:38:55,463 --> 00:38:58,292 The Gisela Mott found it for us. 824 00:38:58,466 --> 00:39:01,426 Your original debutante dress, as appears here, 825 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:03,428 - had straps. - Your motive 826 00:39:03,558 --> 00:39:06,822 became even clearer to me when I realized 827 00:39:06,953 --> 00:39:08,824 that you photoshopped your dress 828 00:39:08,911 --> 00:39:10,478 to erase the humiliation 829 00:39:10,609 --> 00:39:13,176 that Sterling inflicted upon you. 830 00:39:13,263 --> 00:39:15,440 You wanted to make perfect 831 00:39:15,570 --> 00:39:19,922 the night that you say defined your life. 832 00:39:20,053 --> 00:39:23,622 Oh. Speaking of balls, 833 00:39:23,709 --> 00:39:25,798 first on the program... 834 00:39:25,928 --> 00:39:28,409 - Program? - Pomp. 835 00:39:28,496 --> 00:39:30,280 Putting all of this on, 836 00:39:30,411 --> 00:39:34,023 it made me realize how much pressure is put on a young deb. 837 00:39:34,197 --> 00:39:36,461 On a young you. 838 00:39:36,591 --> 00:39:38,550 And then Sterling 839 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:41,291 ruined your dress. 840 00:39:41,422 --> 00:39:45,818 And in your mind exposed your family's financial troubles. 841 00:39:45,948 --> 00:39:48,168 You give that man too much credit. 842 00:39:48,342 --> 00:39:51,824 Your father dying-- it was a tragedy, 843 00:39:51,998 --> 00:39:55,001 so you married 844 00:39:55,131 --> 00:39:57,960 sweet Haydn 845 00:39:58,134 --> 00:40:01,311 and you reclaimed your status. 846 00:40:01,486 --> 00:40:04,750 And then you took control 847 00:40:04,924 --> 00:40:06,708 of the ball, 848 00:40:06,839 --> 00:40:10,103 and you wouldn't invite Plum. Oh, no, no, no, no. 849 00:40:10,190 --> 00:40:12,714 That is, until Sterling 850 00:40:12,845 --> 00:40:15,500 forced his way in with his money. 851 00:40:15,587 --> 00:40:19,329 Proving that money really does rule this world. 852 00:40:19,504 --> 00:40:22,115 And then you had an entire year 853 00:40:22,202 --> 00:40:24,987 to prepare for Sterling's murder. 854 00:40:25,118 --> 00:40:26,989 To prepare for the ball. 855 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:28,426 Next on the program... 856 00:40:28,513 --> 00:40:31,037 Circumstance... tial evidence. 857 00:40:31,167 --> 00:40:32,560 You set up Plum with Brando, 858 00:40:32,691 --> 00:40:34,388 knowing Sterling hated new money. 859 00:40:34,519 --> 00:40:36,738 Then you texted Brando from Gwen's phone, 860 00:40:36,869 --> 00:40:40,960 signing it "Dash Hot Mom." But who signs their texts? 861 00:40:41,090 --> 00:40:42,875 You do. 862 00:40:42,962 --> 00:40:46,879 You responded to me, "If you insist. 863 00:40:47,009 --> 00:40:48,837 Dash Izzy." 864 00:40:48,968 --> 00:40:50,622 - It's good manners. - You reinstated 865 00:40:50,752 --> 00:40:53,015 the sword tradition and had fires everywhere. 866 00:40:53,146 --> 00:40:55,322 You made sure Jules saw you look for gloves 867 00:40:55,409 --> 00:40:56,628 in the office as an alibi, 868 00:40:56,758 --> 00:40:59,805 and then you took Brando's sword from the hall. 869 00:40:59,979 --> 00:41:01,328 But you weren't perfect that night. 870 00:41:01,502 --> 00:41:02,677 Jules came back 871 00:41:02,764 --> 00:41:05,245 to the office with a title change card 872 00:41:05,419 --> 00:41:07,421 while you were in the other suite with Sterling. 873 00:41:07,552 --> 00:41:09,554 And you didn't take into account 874 00:41:09,684 --> 00:41:12,382 Buffy wearing important heirloom gloves. 875 00:41:12,470 --> 00:41:16,822 They were disgusting old gloves from her Aunt Jackie. 876 00:41:16,952 --> 00:41:18,693 Aunt Jackie O. 877 00:41:18,824 --> 00:41:21,740 Yes, the. 878 00:41:21,870 --> 00:41:23,698 She was a friend of the family, 879 00:41:23,872 --> 00:41:27,310 and everyone called her Aunt Jackie. So cute. 880 00:41:27,441 --> 00:41:30,662 But you couldn't return the gloves because... 881 00:41:30,792 --> 00:41:35,188 You threw them into the fire after you killed Sterling. 882 00:41:35,318 --> 00:41:38,191 The pearl buttons survived the flames. 883 00:41:38,321 --> 00:41:40,672 Expensive things tend to last. 884 00:41:43,370 --> 00:41:45,154 Here's your escort. 885 00:41:48,157 --> 00:41:50,508 He called me Half-Off. 886 00:41:52,031 --> 00:41:54,468 After everything he did to me, 887 00:41:54,599 --> 00:41:57,079 he couldn't even remember my name. 888 00:42:04,043 --> 00:42:06,175 - You'd better turn on the news. - Oh. 889 00:42:06,306 --> 00:42:08,482 Is it our case? 890 00:42:08,569 --> 00:42:10,963 New York City mayoral candidate Alec Bloom is set to make 891 00:42:11,093 --> 00:42:13,618 an announcement regarding the state of his campaign. 892 00:42:13,748 --> 00:42:16,272 There's speculation he may drop out of the race. 893 00:42:16,403 --> 00:42:17,752 Drop out? 894 00:42:17,926 --> 00:42:19,711 Maybe. 895 00:42:19,841 --> 00:42:22,322 Or maybe he'll be that rare politician who comes clean. 896 00:42:22,409 --> 00:42:25,412 Or maybe neither. 897 00:42:25,586 --> 00:42:27,501 Or maybe both. 898 00:42:27,632 --> 00:42:29,329 Maybe. 899 00:42:30,330 --> 00:42:33,594 The question becomes, what will you do? 900 00:42:33,725 --> 00:42:36,205 Here's Alec Bloom now. 901 00:42:39,557 --> 00:42:42,777 Captioning sponsored by CBS 902 00:42:42,908 --> 00:42:46,085 and TOYOTA. 903 00:42:46,215 --> 00:42:48,740 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org